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兄 : Elder brother

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Components:
口儿

elder brother, big brother

On 'yomi:
ケイ(kei) キョウ(u)
Kun 'yomi:
あに(ani)
Nanori:
え(e) せ(se) よし(yoshi)
Strokes:5
Radical:儿 (10)
Usage Rating:1219
JLPT:N4
old JLPT:3
Grade:2
Unicode:05144
jis208:23-27
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兄 Usage examples

阿兄(あけい)elder brother, my dear brother
学兄(がっけい)my learned friend
兄弟の義を結ぶ(きょうだいのぎをむすぶ)become sworn brothers
大兄(たいけい)you (in ref. to male of greater age or status)
中の兄(なかのあに)middle brother
兄弟喧嘩(きょうだいげんか)
兄弟げんか(きょうだいげんか)		quarrel between brothers
兄上(あにうえ)older brother
兄ちゃん(あんちゃん)sonny (with a nuance of suspicion), lad
義理の兄(ぎりのあに)stepbrother (elder)
四海兄弟(しかいけいてい)people in the whole world being all brothers, universal brotherhood
兄弟弟子(きょうだいでし)fellow pupil (apprentice)
愚兄賢弟(ぐけいけんてい)a foolish older brother and a smart younger
兄者(あにじゃ)older brother
兄者人(あにじゃひと)older brother
従兄弟違い(いとこちがい)first-cousin once removed
兄貴風を吹かす(あにきかぜをふかす)to act patronizingly
欲張り兄さん(よくばりにいさん)greedy materialistic older brother, dirty old man
兄弟姉妹(きょうだいしまい)brothers and sisters, siblings